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Nasheeds: History and Cultural Meaning

Feb 29, 2016
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36 minutes

Behnam Said comes on the show to talk about nasheeds. Some of the topics covered include:
The role of music in Islam and how it relates to nasheeds
A modern history of the use of nasheeds
Differences between Sufi, mainstream Islamist, and jihadi nasheeds
Different themes used in these nasheeds
Why there has been such an explosion in new nasheeds and media outlets from IS and AQAP recently
Links:
Behnam Said - Extremis Project
Amazon.com author page for Behnam Said
Hymns (Nasheeds): A Contribution to the Study of the Jihadist Culture - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
Behnam Said (@BenSai) | Twitter
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